Plane crashes in 2003

225 crashes worldwide in 2003, with 1,260 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 225
Fatal crashes: 116
Fatalities: 1,260
First recorded: January 3, 2003
Most recent: December 30, 2003

Deadliest

February 19, 2003: Ilyushin II-76, Kerman, Kermanshah, Iran (275 fatalities)
December 25, 2003: Boeing 727-200, Cotonou-Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (ex Cadjehoun), Littoral, Benin (141 fatalities)
July 8, 2003: Boeing 737-200, Port Sudan, Red Sea, Sudan (116 fatalities)
March 6, 2003: Boeing 737-200, Tamanrasset, Tamanrasset, Algeria (102 fatalities)
May 26, 2003: Yakovlev Yak-42, Trabzon, Black Sea Region, Türkiye (75 fatalities)

Countries

Manufacturers

Aircraft

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (10)
Cessna 402 (8)
Antonov AN-12 (7)
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (7)
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (6)
Let L-410 (6)
PZL-Mielec AN-2 (6)
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (5)
Cessna 414 Chancellor (5)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) (5)
Boeing 737-200 (4)
Britten-Norman Islander (4)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

December 30, 2003: Cessna 441 Conquest, Greenacres City, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
December 26, 2003: PAC 750XL - Pacific Aerospace Corporation, Pacific Ocean, World (1 fatality)
December 25, 2003: Boeing 727-200, Cotonou-Cardinal Bernardin Gantin (ex Cadjehoun), Littoral, Benin (141 fatalities)
December 23, 2003: Learjet 24, Helendale, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
December 19, 2003: Boeing 737-300, Libreville, Estuaire (Libreville), Gabon (0 fatalities)
December 19, 2003: Fletcher FU-24, Mairoa, Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
December 18, 2003: Douglas DC-9, Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia (3 fatalities)
December 18, 2003: Douglas DC-10, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 17, 2003: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), Pic du Pioulou, Ariège, France (7 fatalities)
December 17, 2003: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Port Orange-Spruce Creek, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
December 16, 2003: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Jellicoe, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
December 16, 2003: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Wausau, Wisconsin, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 15, 2003: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Upland, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
December 13, 2003: Boeing 737-200, Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez, Lima, Peru (0 fatalities)
December 13, 2003: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico (2 fatalities)
December 12, 2003: Britten-Norman Islander, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines (3 fatalities)
December 11, 2003: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Greeneville, Tennessee, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
December 10, 2003: Cessna 441 Conquest, Birmingham–Shuttlesworth, Alabama, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
December 7, 2003: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Lokichoggio, Rift Valley, Kenya (0 fatalities)
December 6, 2003: Socata TBM-700, Oxford-Kidlington, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
December 4, 2003: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Newnan-Coweta County, Georgia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
December 4, 2003: Dornier DO228, Bodø, Nordland, Norway (0 fatalities)
December 3, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Denver-Intl, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 29, 2003: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Viekoda Bay, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 29, 2003: Boeing 747-200, Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
November 29, 2003: Antonov AN-26, Boende, Tshuapa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (33 fatalities)
November 29, 2003: Swearingen SA227AT Merlin IVC, Spokane-Felts Field, Washington, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 27, 2003: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Jacksonville-Executive at Craig, Florida, USA, United States (1 fatality)
November 21, 2003: BAe 125, Luanda-4 de Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola (0 fatalities)
November 18, 2003: Cessna 550 Citation II, Mineral Wells, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 18, 2003: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 17, 2003: Antonov AN-12, Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan (13 fatalities)
November 12, 2003: Learjet 24, Saint Louis-Downtown, Illinois, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
November 8, 2003: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Georgetown-Ogle, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana (2 fatalities)
November 5, 2003: Antonov AN-2, Tambovka, Amur oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
November 3, 2003: Antonov AN-12, Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan (0 fatalities)
November 2, 2003: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Kralendijk-Flamingo, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands (0 fatalities)
October 30, 2003: PZL-Mielec AN-28, Kamina, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
October 29, 2003: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Cody, Wyoming, USA, United States (1 fatality)
October 29, 2003: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Kelso, California, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
October 28, 2003: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
October 27, 2003: BAe 125, Las Potrancas (Aldama), Tamaulipas, Mexico (3 fatalities)
October 26, 2003: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (5 fatalities)
October 24, 2003: Socata TBM-700, Dundee, Angus (Forfarshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
October 20, 2003: Fokker F27 Friendship, Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil (0 fatalities)
October 18, 2003: Cessna 340, Scappoose, Oregon, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
October 17, 2003: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Fentress, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 13, 2003: PZL-Mielec AN-2, La Paragua, Bolívar, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
October 11, 2003: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Urimán, Bolívar, Venezuela (1 fatality)
October 10, 2003: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga, Miranda, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
October 9, 2003: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Amakinskaya (Aykal), Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
October 8, 2003: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Harrison-Boone County, Arkansas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 3, 2003: Convair CV-580, Paraparaumu-Kapiti Coast, Greater Wellington Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
October 3, 2003: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, San Bernardino, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
September 27, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada (3 fatalities)
September 25, 2003: Grumman G-64 Albatross, Fort Pierce-St Lucie County, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
September 24, 2003: Antonov AN-12, Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
September 23, 2003: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (1 fatality)
September 23, 2003: Cessna 402, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 21, 2003: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Summerville, South Carolina, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 20, 2003: BAe 125, Beaumont-Jack Brooks, Texas, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
September 20, 2003: Fletcher FU-24, Matawai, Gisborne District Council, New Zealand (0 fatalities)
September 19, 2003: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, La Quemada, Zacatecas, Mexico (6 fatalities)
September 19, 2003: Learjet 25, Del Rio, Texas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 17, 2003: BAe Jetstream 31, Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden (0 fatalities)
September 17, 2003: BAe Jetstream 31, Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 16, 2003: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico (1 fatality)
September 14, 2003: Let L-410, Lankien, Jonglei, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
September 13, 2003: Cessna 402, Guadalajara-Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Jalisco, Mexico (0 fatalities)
September 13, 2003: Cessna 402, Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico (8 fatalities)
September 12, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Urabá, Antioquia, Colombia (2 fatalities)
September 11, 2003: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (10 fatalities)
September 11, 2003: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Nibinamik (Summer Beaver), Ontario, Canada (8 fatalities)
September 6, 2003: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Las Lomitas, Formosa, Argentina (0 fatalities)
September 4, 2003: Britten-Norman Islander, Cayey, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
August 31, 2003: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 29, 2003: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada (3 fatalities)
August 28, 2003: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Vigo Park, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 26, 2003: Beechcraft 1900D, Hyannis-Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 26, 2003: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Trollhättan, Västergötland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
August 24, 2003: Let L-410, Cap-Haïtien, North, Haiti (21 fatalities)
August 21, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Clearwater Air Park, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 19, 2003: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Fangak (Old Fangak), Jonglei, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
August 17, 2003: Cessna 406 Caravan, Barrow, Alaska, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 16, 2003: Beechcraft T-1 Jayhawk, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 16, 2003: Canadair CL-415, Esine, Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
August 14, 2003: Learjet 35, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico (0 fatalities)
August 13, 2003: Let L-410, Rumbek, Lakes, South Sudan (0 fatalities)
August 12, 2003: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Pyongtaek-Desiderio AAF (Camp Humphreys), Gyeonggi, South Korea (2 fatalities)
August 11, 2003: Cessna 404 Titan, Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia (2 fatalities)
August 8, 2003: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Tocomita (Gurí), Bolívar, Venezuela (1 fatality)
August 8, 2003: Cessna 340, Bishop, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 4, 2003: Learjet 35, Groton, Connecticut, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
August 2, 2003: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Sully Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada (1 fatality)
August 2, 2003: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Jupiter, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 2, 2003: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ulu, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 2, 2003: Antonov AN-2, Essen-Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
July 31, 2003: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Corozal-Las Brujas, Sucre, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 23, 2003: Cessna 551 Citation II, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil (1 fatality)
July 22, 2003: Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1, Coupeville, Washington, USA, United States (0 fatalities)